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Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:27:11 -0500
---- David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET> wrote: > At 08:35 AM 7/4/2010 Sunday, Dave Mcneely wrote: > >Now, if drum brakes are less effective...
Re: VW Necessity...
Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 12:24:15 -0600
Aren't the bolts that hold the rear drums to the hubs 11mm? Also, there is (at least one, but one that I can...
Re: Another DIfferent Rear Brake Question: Kink in centerbore of drum
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sun, 12 Apr 2009 14:34:46 -0700
...The drums came new in the box. The shop who got the parts has been doing work for me for years. The get parts...
Re: 91 syncro westy left rear wheel chirp at 50+ mph
Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
Tue, 8 Aug 2000 20:14:19 -0500
Warped brake drums could happen from over-torquing and incorrectly torquing your wheel lugs. Also, from leaving your hand brake engaged, but that would...
Re: Vanagon Rear Brakes
Historical mailing list - Robert Tippey
Sun, 15 Apr 2001 23:35:54 EDT
...dead stop. > > And I did, prior to installing the rotors and drums have the turned to > make sure they were round. > > Have you checked...
Re: remove rear hub to replace brakes?
Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
Tue, 24 Feb 2009 13:57:34 -0500
...to remove the big nut as the drums are separate from > the hubs. > > I replaced the drums, shoes, hardware, and wheel cylinders on my...
Re: rear brake needs
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sun, 8 Sep 2002 20:08:22 -0500
...Set your adjusters before you permanently install the drums. Those two little nuts hold your drums to the axle drive hubs, I think they...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Sun, 3 May 2009 13:06:56 -0700
...The optimum ratio is normally 70/ 30 front-to-rear braking > power. > The bottom line is that our 'hokey' rear drum brakes are plenty...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:24:37 -0400
...I am using the ATE brand, and can say that the shoes echo the shape of the drum exactly. However, since the upper part...
Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 07:35:37 -0500
...Now, if drum brakes are less effective than disc brakes, why do so many vehicles have rear drums? Vanagon content here in that vanagons...
Rear Brake Question: uneven wear on new shoes or just bedding down?
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Sat, 11 Apr 2009 03:13:31 -0700
...My contention is the shoes just have not work to conform with the shape of the drum. That is also what the shop which...
Re: painting brake drums
Historical mailing list - Ken Lewis
Sun, 8 Dec 2002 15:59:55 -0500
...NET> writes: > Last time I installed a set of rear brake drums they became very > rusty very quickly. Should I have painted them before...
Re: Brake problem
Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
Tue, 27 May 2003 23:37:07 -0700
...In short the drum look very nice and the shoes hardly have any signs of wear (as of Mar). I'll try adjusting them...
Re: Wheel Squeal? Prevent a Tow
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Sat, 20 Oct 2018 18:57:14 -0400
...After pounding and > prying the drum off, it was an easy fix with a replacement spring kit. > > Alex
Re: Stuck Parking Brake
Historical mailing list - William A. Killian
Thu, 6 Mar 1997 15:49:53 -0500 (EST)
...In order to prevent it, I ride > >the brake just a bit before I park, hoping to heat up the drum enough to > >eliminate...
Re: Parking brake pressure (was I've had it)
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sun, 4 Jul 2010 12:41:56 -0400
At 08:35 AM 7/4/2010 Sunday, Dave Mcneely wrote: >Now, if drum brakes are less effective than disc brakes, why do so...
Re: Parking brake cable stretch
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Mon, 15 Jan 2001 23:00:24 -0500
At 09:56 PM 1/15/2001, Ken Hunter wrote: >I have new rear drums and brake shoes on my 82 Westy. The adjuster...
Re: Why do I have to pump my brakes?
Historical mailing list - EMZ
Mon, 1 Jun 1998 12:04:45 -0400
Another cause of brake peddel going down to far, and then pumping to increase peddel height, is rotors or drums have been cut down...
Re: Eccentric hub?
Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
Mon, 28 Apr 2014 12:47:52 -1000
...usual suspects are out of round drum'/s, rotors with excessive runnout or varying thickness , and those sorts of 'brake' things.' but also .. a...
Re: Shocks and brake job, one question
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Mon, 26 Apr 2010 07:17:08 -0700
...The brake drums come off with just a couple of 11mm bolts. Those bolts only hold the drum in place when the wheel is...
Re: another brake saga
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:46:13 -0700
You need to install the drum, press the brake pedal a couple of times to center the shoes and then adjust them. The drum...
Re: Political eruption, LVC
Historical mailing list - DaveC
Sat, 14 Sep 2002 09:44:03 -0700
"Beware of the leader who bangs the the drums of war in order to whip the citizenry into patriotic fervor, for patriotism is indeed...
Re: what do I need for better brakes on 85
Historical mailing list - William Monk
Wed, 25 Sep 2019 11:15:27 -0400
What brand rear brake drums and shoes are you using in your shop currently Dennis? Bill Monk 87 Westy
Rear Brakes Seized?
Historical mailing list - James V
Mon, 1 Nov 2010 17:58:13 -0700
...I've had the rear drums seize up from rust before, but usually it frees up easily with some gas pedal coaxing. But the...
Re: VW Necessity...
Historical mailing list - Rob
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 16:31:14 -0800
...Its funny why a 11 mm was used on the drums eh? why >>>not 10? >>> >>>alistair >>> >>> >>>On 21-Jan-11, at 3:13 PM...
Re: Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap?
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Mon, 22 Mar 2010 23:11:16 -0400
...Rear Drum-to-Disc Swap? I installed the Overland single piston BB kit up front with 288mm vented rotors a few years ago. That...
Forget the Drums, How do you get the Lug nuts OFF!
Historical mailing list
Mon, 16 Dec 96 10:34:33 -0800
...how to pull (maybe hammer would be a better description) the drums off the '85 Vanagon. However, I naively assumed it would be easy...
Re: Near New Brake Drum: Crack or casting flaw?
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Wed, 29 Jun 2016 21:27:42 -0700
Zimmerman drums. Yes I did wonder a out possibility of wearing out the lug nuts; I had read your posts about that. The image...
Re: your opinion
Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
Wed, 7 Apr 1999 15:30:43 -0600
...The used a sledge to get the drums off and man did they ever warp the hell out of 'em. They couldn't turn...
Re: vanagon Digest - 1 May 2006 (#2006-380)
Historical mailing list - Neal Barrentine
Tue, 2 May 2006 07:28:57 -0500
...Sounds like an out-of-round brake drum. Neal Barrentine Bloomington, Indiana 1986 GL 1960 Baja Bug On May 1, 2006, at 11:00...
Re: 90 Westy - Soft Brakes after driving with E-brake on for 30 miles
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 26 Sep 2010 17:13:42 -0600
...I think I'd want to take the drums off and check everything out after this event. bob > > >
Re: TiiCo engine vs. Eurospec
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 22 Aug 2000 09:23:22 -0700
...Eurospec conversions >was a very irritating resonance or drumming noise from the motor at certain >rpm's. Many people said it was from the...
Re: Trip Odometer Myth(?)
Historical mailing list - Chris DeLong
Fri, 18 Apr 2003 08:20:28 +0000
Damn, switch those drum brakes in the rear and you would think you were bitching about a Porsche! :) Chris DeLong Fine Tuning 206.367...
Re: Rear brakes frustration
Historical mailing list - neil n
Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:41:45 -0800
...Next time I do my rears, drums still off, I'm going to turn each adjuster, observe which direction moves adjuster in or out...
Re: Near New Brake Drum: Crack or casting flaw?
Historical mailing list - Scott - IMAP
Wed, 29 Jun 2016 23:54:57 -0700
...those flaws in the drums do look a little weird all right. I saw one chinese made drum that had a Huge balance weight...
Re: Brakes
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Wed, 13 May 1998 23:40:08 -0700
...Is it really necessary to remove the hub to do the shoes, or can I just >remove the drums? No, the hub can stay...
Opinion needed on brake shoe cracking. PICS
Historical mailing list - neil N
Mon, 4 Aug 2008 14:51:57 -0700
...Shoes at ~ 5 mm and drum is ~4.5 mm. No grease or heat damage that I can see. Is this cracking normal? Can...
Re: Removing rear brake drums?
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sun, 28 Oct 2001 09:19:06 -0700
...After taking the two 10 mm bolts off, I wedged the flat end of a brake adjusting tool between the drum and the steel...
Re: Speaking of horrible squealing noises...
Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
Sun, 11 Dec 2005 16:01:03 -0800
...The groove in the drum has the lip from the edge of the backing plate in it. The groove will narrow and get shallower...
Re: how hot should; CV's, rear Wheel bearings & brake hubs.
Historical mailing list - neil N
Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:25:33 -0700
...See how drums are then. If cool, then at least the shoes aren't dragging. FWIW, I crank the shoes right out so they...
Re: stranded
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Wed, 28 Sep 1994 19:15:11 -0500 (CDT)
...Leave it to VW to be different, eh? All the drums I worked on as a kid had studs and nuts -- not bolts. Except...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list
Thu, 8 Aug 96 16:23:48 CDT
...Remove your drum to get access to the star thingy. You'll notice that it is hollow, in fact drilled and tapped. If I...
Re: pulsing rear brakes
Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
Wed, 1 Aug 2007 14:49:41 -0700
...Either the rear bearings bent, bearing housing, brake > drum,or stub axel. How to tell which? Replace them all with a new used > hub...
Re: Rear Brake Drum Removal Suggestions?
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Wed, 23 Jul 2008 18:29:06 -0400
At 09:22 PM 7/23/2008 +0000, Richard Golen wrote: >Any suggestions on how to "pop" the drums from the hubs? The "ancient...
Re: '56 kombi - brakes (again)
Historical mailing list - Matthew Henricks
Tue, 11 Jul 1995 22:22:50 -0700 (PDT)
...they were terable until i had the drums turned. now they work great. just my 2 cents. matt
Re: rear brakes ?
Historical mailing list - Jeff Michal
Fri, 15 Jun 2007 09:50:18 -0700
...As received from the box, the rear shoe with the lever is installed with the lever outside or towards the drum. The front shoe...
Re: Rear Brake Shoe Design Questions
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Thu, 30 Apr 2009 11:45:20 -0700
The rear drum brakes on MY van..an '84..they are laughable. First time I looked at them, I was amazed..."This is how...
Re: variable brake pedal travel
Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
Mon, 1 Nov 2004 10:57:42 -0800
...This recess > >means that while it is hard to slip the drum on the shoe is still > >loose. Another reason while I believe that...
Re: Brake Drum removal -- 87 Vanagon
Historical mailing list
Sun, 5 Feb 1995 23:01:12 -0600
>I can't get either of the rear brake drums off. The manual depicts one of those enormous puller-offer things - three or four...
Re: Howling rear brakes in reverse
Historical mailing list - Michael Modl
Thu, 23 Jul 1998 02:22:40 EDT
...Are there any tips or caveats that any of you guys have? Thanks in advance, Sam >> Sam, remove the rear drums and sand the...
Re: REAR WHEEL WOBBLE
Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
Sun, 9 Jul 2006 16:20:12 -0400
Anthony, The rear drums are (from the factory) secured with two small bolts going through the face of each drum. Some aftermarket wheels will...
Re: VW Necessity...
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Fri, 21 Jan 2011 18:11:36 -0800
...VW Necessity... > It was explained to me by a tire shop manager that it is to keep the drum > in place so the average...
YABT: Yet another brake thread... :-(
Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
Tue, 30 Mar 2010 18:26:31 -0700
...If I do replace drums, can bearing races be saved, or are new bearings in order? That would add a lot to the cost...
JUST BRAKES franchise warning!
Historical mailing list - Chris S.
Wed, 17 Oct 2007 11:00:36 -0700
...Allegedly my rear drums were worn beyond spec (out by .02 inches) and my master cylinder was shot because it was dry or leaking...
Re: Removing rear drums: review
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 17 Mar 2004 22:55:04 -0600
#1) Back off on the brake shoe adjustment screw devise. #2) Remove the wheel, remove the 2 10mm bolts holding the drum to the...
Re: Tire trouble all terrain tires/drum brake change
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Sun, 30 Sep 2001 01:21:14 EDT
Bob, Unless I'm mistaken, you are talking about listee Michael Sullivan's Syncro Westy "Sunny". The bumpers are Projektzwo units. Ben T
Wheel Disc Paint Code - What?
Historical mailing list - M'obeechi
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:37:40 -0700
...What the heck is it? Is it a paint code for your drums?
Re: Need advice on Brake issues
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 4 Dec 2009 17:40:42 -0500
...The drums were out of round. And these contributed to the pulsing. Sticky caliper also. To fix, need to change drums and maybe calipers...
Re: rear brakes ?
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Thu, 14 Jun 2007 09:40:05 -0700
Don I have a drum brake adjusting tool that has one end bent at about 75 degrees for this job. Probably still at your...
Re: Volks Cafe and excellent service---
Historical mailing list - Steve Blackham
Tue, 21 May 2002 20:29:24 -0600
...the correct shoes, as well as new drums---- The 2 drums cost me less than one drum I could get locally---and they are...